RESOURCES


Effective English Literacy Instruction for English Learners: A Focus on the Upper Grades, Diane August Center for Applied Linguistics, Slides from PowerPoint Research modeled with Science example


These differentiated support resources provide guidance in writing a lab report

ReadWorks.org Reading Passages on Science Topics K-8 with lexile levels

These science examples of Graphic Organizers with other strategies, primarily for older learners were prepared by Jeanette Gordon.


Internet Resources to Accompany the Sourcebook for Teaching Science. While not ESL specific and for more advanced students, this resource provides great resources for academic language, reading and writing. See sample.

Grid for Writing an Essay Fascinating example of using a grid to write a paragraph (Science example) Select writing the in 3.3, select grid.

Math and Science Resources These resources were collected by J Gordon and teachers in Innovative ESL Methods classes. See Science Only Link at the top. Then the science content areas. These were collected a few years ago, so some may be out-dated, but many link to organizations that would remain current.


Free "zombie science" program aims to teach STEM lessons to students Rec. by ASCD, not ESL specific, but the idea of starting with a hook and visuals supports ELs.
Scientists and experts who consult on Hollywood films and TV worked alongside leading math and science educators to create free classroom activities for TI-Nspire CX™ handhelds, TI-Nspire™ Teacher and Student Software, and TI-Nspire™ Apps for iPad.

Khan AcademyLibrary of FREE videos that covers K-12 math, science topics in biology, chemistry, physics,finance and history. The site includes practice activities with access to hints and a record of student progress.

This resource was recommended by Fareed Zakahri on a CNN special on education. 60 Minutes also did a special on this. ELLs can listen to the instruction multiple times and pause as needed. There is no talking face, rather illustrations of the directions. On the Library Page,SCROLL TO THE DROP-BOX AT THE BOTTOM TO SELECT MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

Khan Academy in Spanish See 25 languages. This site is seeking to translate all of the resources in multiple languages. This provides powerful native language support to many ELLs.